Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Oct 2015

Mar 2016

Jul 2016

Aug 2016

Jun 2017

Jul 2017

Should be allowed to marry

61%

72%

55%

74%

42%

59%

64%

58%

62%

60%

63%

Should not be allowed to marry

26%

17%

32%

18%

46%

30%

26%

28%

27%

26%

25%

Don’t know

13%

11%

13%

9%

12%

11%

10%

14%

12%

14%

12%

61% thought that people of the same sex should be able to marry and 26% thought that they should not. Women (66% support) were more likely than men (56%) to support same sex marriage. 81% of 18-24 year olds supported same sex marriage, compared to 46% of over 65 year olds. These results are similar to those of polling over the last few years.